21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 882 - 876: Rules

Chapter 882 -876: Rules

Chen Yu was unaware of the commotion among the Ship-girls in Minato Ward, and even if he knew, he likely wouldn’t care.

Although Ship-girls possessed independent personalities, since they were creations summoned by Chen Yu, from the moment of their conception, loyalty to Chen Yu had been fundamentally ingrained in their souls.

Even if they were to surpass the demigod rank and become deities, the thought of loyalty embedded in their souls would only shift from unconditional obedience to voluntary allegiance.

Simply put, for Ship-girls below Divine Level, their souls carried a foundational directive akin to the Three Laws of Robotics: an unbreakable principle forbidding betrayal of Chen Yu.

For Divine Level Ship-girls, while this strict directive was removed, their loyalty to Chen Yu remained absolute. This loyalty, akin to the fervent allegiance of a devoted individual, could theoretically change, but was practically impossible to alter.

This was precisely why Chen Yu had agreed so readily to the British terms, helping them summon HMS Victory, as well as promising to summon Ship-girls for Russia.

Because any Ship-girl summoned by him was guaranteed to be loyal and affectionate toward him from the moment of their creation.

In gaming terms, the affection level with all Ship-girls was maxed out and locked, and as long as they were given a ring, marriage was possible—or even unrestricted intimacy.

However, Chen Yu already had a wife and never entertained such ideas, which was why he didn’t engage in any of the commonly joked-about “boarding” activities.

Thus, even if these Ship-girls were causing an uproar over modernizations, it would only take a single command from Chen Yu to resolve the matter, eliminating any need for concern.

What truly preoccupied Chen Yu were the plans for Divine Enthronement he was orchestrating and his yet-to-be-born child, for whom he intended to prepare a Divine Rank.

Compared to the Ship-girls’ commotions, the Divine Enthronement was far more worthy of his attention.

However, the plan for Divine Enthronement wasn’t something that could be rushed, as the relationship between Inomata Naoki and Minami couldn’t be forced, lest it backfire.

While Chen Yu could arrange dates, use spells, and employ various means to bring Inomata Naoki and Tokairin Yuko together, he refused to use spells to encourage Naoki to cheat.

This was not about whether Chen Yu could do it—indeed, a mere mortal and a ghost falling deeply in love was effortless with his powers.

The crux lay in the principle that Chen Yu wouldn’t resort to such methods. On one hand, he didn’t want to deliberately lead his comrade down a dishonorable path; on the other hand, the Inari God had advised him that, should the boundary between life and death be broken, it was best not to intervene in the emotions between Inomata Naoki and Minami to avoid uncontrollable disasters.

Chen Yu seriously mulled over the Inari God’s advice, analyzing the pros, cons, and possible repercussions, ultimately admitting the suggestion’s prudence.

Breaking the boundary between life and death and triggering world rules vibrations was no simple matter.

Though forbidden love between a living person and a ghost was potent enough to induce rule vibrations, the scale of this disturbance needed careful management.

Chen Yu’s goal was merely to cause temporary disruptions in the mechanics of the rules—enough to extract the ones he needed—rather than outright rule collapse leading to catastrophic disaster.

A love between a living human and a ghost might appear inconsequential at first glance, but according to the rules of the universe, such a pairing was explicitly forbidden.

Once a rule is violated, it disrupts the precise operation of the world’s mechanisms, causing anything from minor interruptions in functionality to structural damage that leads to complete collapse.

Chen Yu’s intent was solely to introduce temporary “jams” in the mechanism, creating openings to steal a few gears—not to destroy the machinery outright.

Thus, Chen Yu avoided crude interventions against the flow of world rules, opting instead for gentler methods of inducing vibrations and cracks in the rules’ operations, enabling him to acquire the rules he desired.

Regarding larger-scale vibrations or catastrophic rule collapses, Chen Yu had considered them but would never act upon such ideas.

It wasn’t just his moral compass and upbringing deterring him, but the unnecessary trouble such moves would invite.

Chen Yu’s Divine Enthronement plan was a scheme devised in collaboration with the Inari God. This was not only because the Inari God had initially approached him, but also because Chen Yu needed the deity to help fend off hazards from Gao Tianyuan and Yomotsu no Oni Kuni.

According to the Inari God’s explanation, if the boundary between life and death were shattered, Izanami could lead Yomotsu no Oni Kuni’s army into the human world, while the gods of Gao Tianyuan, indifferent to mortal matters for ages, would similarly descend with their armies to stop the invasion.

At that point, it would be a genuine resurgence of mythology—a divine war unprecedented even in Japanese mythology.

Izanami, after all, was the Creator God of Japanese mythology, the mother of Amaterasu and Susanou. Combined with her identity as the ruler of Yomotsu no Oni Kuni, Chen Yu believed her power—if slightly weaker than the Three Precious Children—would certainly rival that of the Inari God. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

When divine war erupts, even with all his preparatory measures, Chen Yu at his newly ascended divine rank would stand no chance against Izanami—let alone a potential descent by Amaterasu herself.

Thus, Chen Yu must find ways to restrict the entry of such advanced-level deities into the human world. After all, there was only one Inari God on their side, whereas Gao Tianyuan and Yomotsu no Oni Kuni had more than one deity of this caliber.

The world’s intact rules inherently obstruct these external deities from entering the mortal world. Lesser deities might pass through, but stronger ones are barred.

As for the Inari God, She resides on this side of the world, which allows Her to continue operating freely within the mortal realm, rather than being expelled beyond its boundaries.

Yet even the Inari God, should She ascend even further, would eventually be rejected by the world rules, as the world can only contain a finite amount of power—any excess is expelled to the outer layers of existence.

This is precisely why Divine Kingdoms exist: deities, while being part of world rules, are cast out when their excessive power threatens the world’s balance, relegating them to the outer layer where they establish Divine Kingdoms as their sanctuaries.

Hence, Chen Yu was even more determined to prevent the rules from collapsing.